Unallocate volumes dialog box – HP XP Array Manager Software User Manual

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Whether you clicked Show Plan, or went directly to the plan summary, do the following:

1.

Review all plan information. If you clicked Show Plan and changes are needed, click Back.
If you went directly to the plan summary and changes are needed, click Cancel.

2.

Enter a task name and description.

3.

Schedule the task for now, or a later date and time.

4.

If scheduled for now, select View task status to monitor the task when submitted.

5.

Click Submit to queue the task.

4.

On the Tasks & Alerts tab, confirm task completion. If status is not completed, click the task name
to review the message.

Unallocated volumes are added back to the storage system Open-Unallocated volume list.

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Unallocate volumes dialog box

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Unallocate volumes dialog box

Successfully unallocated volumes are placed in the Open-Unallocated folder of the storage system
from which they originated. Unallocated volumes can be reallocated to another host, with data intact.
Volumes can be deleted using this dialog box and returned to unused capacity if eligible, or previously
unallocated volumes can be reallocated to another host.

When you enter the minimum required information in this dialog box, the Show Plan button activates
to allow you to review the plan. Click the Back button to modify the plan to meet your requirements.

The following table describes the dialog box fields, subfields, and field groups. A field group is a
collection of fields that are related to a specific action or configuration. You can minimize and expand
field groups by clicking the double-arrow symbol (>>).

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